of art seem to have similarities and differences amongst one another. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre can easily be compared to the Seated Scribe by the way they are created and for the purposes of their creation. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre is one of three current pyramids to still have sustained their veneer. It is also duly noted because of the Great Sphinx behind the Khafre Valley temple. The sculpture has a feature called clerestory‚ a lot of tall narrow windows along the walls that
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Question: Roman free standing sculpture and stone bas-relief are said to be but copies of the earlier Greek work. Still‚ while there is much in common‚ there are differences. Discuss the likenesses and differences of the roman and Greek art. Then agree or disagree with the first sentence of this question and present evidence to prove your point. Answer: Greek sculptures and Roman sculptures are so much alike that many people believe that Roman sculptures were just copies of the Greek work before
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Educational Studies (Primary) with Art Select‚ dicuss and present a 20th or 21st century work of art as a starting point for a developmental and sequential four lesson scheme of artwork for f/ks1/2 children. 19016833 Table of Contents Front cover 1 About my choice of art work 13 Methods of assessment 16 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………20 References………………………………………………………….…………...…21-22 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………23 What can art do? ‘Art is a time traveller;
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This paper will attempt to give a descriptive analysis and comparison of two medieval sculptures viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The first sculpture entitled‚ “Virgin and Child;” attributed to Claus de Werve‚ a Netherlandish sculptor by Pierre Quarre a curator and chief of Musees de Djon and a leading authority on Burgundian sculpture. Claus de Werve was commissioned by the Duke and Duchess of the town of Poligny to create this statue for the convent which was headed by a Francisean nun
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As I observed and compared these two sculptures and the write up attached to each of them‚ I tend to believe they are from relatively closed periods of time: The Statue of Memi and Sabu is dated from around the year ca. 2575-2465 B.C.‚ while the Statute of Gudea is dated from around 2150-2100 B.C. The latter being considered New-Sumerian Art‚ while the former hails from the Old Kingdom Dynasty 4. The inscription on each one of them also projects the idea that art (statutes in particular) in the
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The sculpture that I decided to reflect upon is L’Offrande (The Offering) by Robert Wlerick. The sculpture is situated in a grassy meadow area in between the academic buildings of Stein and Beaven. The scale of the piece seems to be larger than life. The proportions of the sculpture are larger than an average sized woman and appears almost like an Amazon woman. The Offering is representational and it depicts a nude woman sitting on a step. It appears the sculpture is made out of bronze and has been
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Riace Bronzes The Riace Warriors were discovered by Stefano Mariottini on August 16‚ 1972‚ on the bottom of the Ionic Sea near Riace Marina in Calabria in Italy. The statues have been dated to roughly 450BC. The statues’ eyes are inlaid with bone and glass‚ the lips and nipples are made from copper while the teeth are silver. Both statues at one point held spears and shields; however‚ those have not been recovered. Both statues stand firmly on the right foot‚ with the left foot forward
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figure still greatly resembles. The arms were carved separately and then pegged on later. Ka-Aper was also at one time painted‚ however over the years it has worn away. Kroisos on the other hand was carved from marble as was custom of Grecian sculpture. He too was also at one time painted as all Greek stone statues were. Lastly the two figures both exhibit bare feet. This may signify that they were being portrayed on sacred ground. In Ka-Aper case it was his mastaba‚ and in Kroisos’s his
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According the PBS Nova program documentary‚ Riddles of the Sphinx‚ the statue Sphinx is the largest statue in Egypt‚ which is almost 240 feet long that is almost the same length of a football field and 70 feet tall that the height is similar to the White House. It has a lion body with a human’s face. The lion figured body symbolizes the king pharaoh’s identifies‚ himself with the lion to shows his power‚ to express his power. Before I watch the documentary‚ I did not know why the Sphinx’s head was
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images on the web include www.artcyclopedia.com and Google Images. Artstor is available through the library webpage database list. Introduction Vocabulary— visual arts; art forms that are visual in nature such as ceramics‚ drawing‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ print making‚ design‚ crafts‚ photography‚ video‚ film making‚ and architecture. Expressive human creation‚ communicates a meaning greater than it simple purpose. medium/media; the material (bronze‚ marble‚ clay‚ fresco) in which an artist works;
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